The Power of Unpolitics

Date & Time: 14 October 2024. 11:40-13:10 

Location: Corvinus University of Budapest, Room C 510  

We are delighted to invite you to a thought-provoking lecture by Paul Taggart, a leading scholar in European politics, Euroscepticism and populism studies. The lecture will be based on his book proposal, offering fresh insights into the concept of “unpolitics.” 

Lecture Title: 
The Power of Unpolitics 

Speaker: 
Paul Taggart, Professor of Politics, University of Sussex 

A renowned expert on populism, party politics, and Euroscepticism, Paul Taggart has published extensively on these subjects, including his seminal work Populism (2000) and co-authored Opposing Europe? The Comparative Party Politics of Euroscepticism (2008). Taggart’s research continues to shape academic discourse on the relationship between politics, Euroscepticism and populism in Europe. 

Discussant: 
Robert Csehi, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Sciences, Corvinus University of Budapest